Alfred Sisley was born in 1839 and was the son of two successful parents Unfortunately, not much is known about Alfred’s younger years before he was sent to London in 1857 to study for a profession in some sort of trade. While he was in London, Sisley spent most of his time touring the exhibitions of John Constable and J.M.W. Turner at the National Gallery.
Sisley returned to Paris in 1860, where he joined the École des Beaux-Arts. While in Paris, he met the artists James Whistler, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, and Claude Monet, by whom he was heavily inspired. This is one of the reasons his work was true to the impressionistic style of the time. Sisley was trained to draw from memory and to analyze nature while emphasizing the value of authenticity. It can be concluded that Sisley’s work prior to 1870 was damaged and/or ruined while he was escaping the Prussian invasion in Bougival.
After the death of Sisley’s father in 1879, he started to dedicate his life to painting in order to support his family financially. This was also the time when Sisley started to really develop some incredible painting skills through his use of color. His works include a massive range of different tones while still being able to render beautiful and realistic landscapes. Due to the backlash on impressionist painters during this time, Sisley died without wealth, but now we are able to truly appreciate his work and his life’s story.
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Paige,
Pretty good work on Sisley here! You have some background information on his but possibly some more personal thoughts about the artist would be good. Anyhow I’m giving you a 2/2 here. As well your score on the mid term quiz was 31/50 which translates to a C-.
Jeff
Paige,
I’m checking in on the final blogs today as it’s the deadline and I have to factor in marks for the term and I still don’t see your last two here. Thus I won’t be able to give you any points. Anyhow your score on the final quiz was 44/50 so a job well done! Enjoy your holiday break.
Jeff